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F. I. SOHWENDEMAN.

SHOE.

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NITED STATES FRED I. SOHWENDEL'IAN, OF BOSTOX, MASSACHUSETTS.

SHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 339,481, dated April 6,1886.

Application filed January 4, 1886. Serial No. 187,543.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LFRnn I. Scnwnnnnnnn, of Boston, county of SuffollnandState of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvementin Shoes, of whichthe following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings,is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing likeparts.

This invention has for its object the production of a \valkingshoc fromwhich dust and water may be easily excluded; and my invention consists,essentially, in ashoe composed of pieces cut substantially as hereinafter shown and described.

Figure 1, in perspective, shows a walkingshoe embodying my invention,the shoe being unlaeed. Fig. 2 represents one of the tongue stays orextensions; Fig. 3, one-half the quarter; Fig. 4, the connected vamp andtongue, and 5 the crimped vamp and tongue.

My improved shoe is composed,essentially, of the sole a, vamp I), havinga tongue, I), the quarter c,and two tongue stays or extensions, (1. Thevamp I) is provided with a narrow tongue, I), integral therewith,and tothe edges 2 thereoflafter crimping the vamp and tongue, as in Fig. 5,are stitched the edges 3 of the tongue stay or extension (I, the edge 3of the vamp being stitched to the edge 4; of the quarter. The edges 6and 7 of the tonguestay are stitched by stitches, as at 8, to the innerside of the quarter back of the eyelet-s 10. the quarter are joined by aThe two parts 0t heel-seam, 12. The upper, the tongue, and

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the quarter and tongue-stays are all of leather. The tongue being anextension of the vamp avoids an objectionable seam.

Making the tongue-stays of separate pieces and stitzhing them to thetongue and between the edges of the tongue, the quarter, besides savingthe cost of the shoe also, by the seam between the stay and tongue,defines the line of fold as the eyeleted edges of the quarter arebrought together. \Vater or dirt entering between the laced edges of thequarter closed over the top of the foot readily passes along down thetongue and vamp and from between the vamp and t-helower ends of thequarter.

A shoe of the kind herein described is devoid of a seam crossing the topof the foot, as in laced walking-boots most commonly in use.

I claim The herein-described shoe, composed of the sole, the quarters c,the criinped vamp having the narrow tongue, and the tongue stays orextensions (1, stitched to the tongue and quarterpieces, the parts ofthe shoe being cut and arranged, as shown, so that the seam whichconnects the tongue stays and tongue defines the line of fold of thelacing-flaps, all substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two sub-- scribing witnesses.

FRED I. SCHWENDEMAN.

Vitnesses:

B. J. NOYEs, F. CUTTER.

